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Originally Posted by D.E.M.
"If I were a mid-list author who has a solid fan base and has the ability as well as the desire to do his or her own marketing, I think that I would seriously consider going indie, especially if I was a genre writer."
I've been told on good authority that a lot of publishers are dropping their mid-list authors.
"marketing"
It always is. Most successful writers are great at selling themselves.
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I doubt that last sentence is nearly as true as you think it is. Many famous authors have been recluses, Harper Lee being one of the most famous examples.
Mid-list authors who lose audience and don't sell a certain number of books tend to get dropped by publishers. It's been that way for years. It's hard to make a living as an author.